John S. Berry

John has spent his legal career representing clients in high stakes matters, with a focus on Veterans’ disability appeals, personal injury, and other complex cases. John is an accredited Veterans disability attorney and has been recognized by the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers for more than 10 years. He has earned an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the organization’s highest peer rating for legal ability and ethical standards. He has also been selected to Super Lawyers and recognized by Best Lawyers in America, two peer-review-based honors in the legal profession. John has received a 10.0 rating from Avvo and has been honored with the Avvo Clients’ Choice Award.

Under John’s leadership, Berry Law has become one of the leading Veterans disability law firms in the United States. The firm has represented more than 30,000 Veterans nationwide and recovered more than $500 million in backpay awards for Veterans. Berry Law has also earned repeated national recognition for business growth and service to the Veteran community, including placement on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America, recognition from Law Firm 500, the Department of Labor HIRE Vets Platinum Medallion, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Pro Patria Award, Military Times Best for Vets Employer, a VETS Indexes Recognized Employer, and a 2026 US News and World Report Best Company to Work For.

Before leading Berry Law, John served as an officer in the United States Army and the Nebraska National Guard. He was commissioned as an infantry officer after graduating from the College of William & Mary. He completed Airborne School and Ranger School, deployed to Bosnia as a platoon leader during Operation Joint Forge, and later served as a company commander in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. John retired as a lieutenant colonel after more than 20 years of service and was inducted into the Nebraska National Guard RTI Hall of Fame.

John earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from The Creighton University School of Law. He also completed advanced trial training at The National Criminal Defense College at Mercer Law School and The Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. His legal practice and professional lectures have covered jury trial strategy, Veterans disability appeals, personal injury, constitutional rights, criminal defense and military leadership.